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Ice skating is something that takes lots of practice and even more patience. If you want to learn how to do it, then you better be ready for a long, hard road. In this article, I will discuss how to ice skate well. Before you can even worry about doing the whole skating thing, you […]

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Ice skating is something that takes lots of practice and even more patience. If you want to learn how to do it, then you better be ready for a long, hard road. In this article, I will discuss how to ice skate well.
Before you can even worry about doing the whole skating thing, you better have the right skates. Get yourself a quality pair of ice skates that fit your feet well. Sometimes, you will be able to rent skates at a local rink, but that is probably not the best long term solution if you really want to learn how to ice skate. When you have these skates, it is always a good idea to keep them sharpened at all times.

The most important factor to skating is knowing how to keep your balance and equilibrium while skating. While you are slipping around out there, try to find some sense of your center. When you are relaxed, you will be more adept at skating, so try not to work yourself up too much.

One thing you might want to do before you really try your hand at skating is to learn how to move around in your skates. First, try walking around in your skates until they feel comfortable on your feet. Your ankles will not be used to the pressure, but they should eventually adjust. If you must, stay close to the railing or wall and keep your hand on it for support. Eventually, you will have to move away from the wall in order to gain the expertise and confidence needed for skating.

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The dynamics of actually doing the skating are something that will take time for you to master. If you are a right-footed person, then you must use the strength in your left foot in order to push off. The opposite is true for folks that are left-footed. From there, you will bring the foot back and once again attempt this with the other foot.

You will want to try and glide while you are on the ice. If you envision this and make it happen, then you are on your way to skating. One easy way to get more momentum when skating is to give your toe a flick when you complete each stroke. Skating is all about power and this will provide some.

Stopping is a much more difficult thing, believe it or not. You will want to do this by dragging your foot behind you so that it is perpendicular to the lead foot. This is difficult for beginners because it requires the skater to balance themselves essentially on one foot. This is the most effective way to stop, however.

You will never get really good at skating unless you practice a great deal. You can never expect to be really good on your first try, so know that practice will eventually lead to perfection.

Many first-time backpackers assume they need something like a Panasonic Toughbook to take backpacking; this is very much wrong. While backpacking is a fairly ‘messy’ means of traveling – and if you’re doing a lot in the wilderness, there’s always the chance of ruining your book – Toughbooks are expensive overkill, not to mention the fact that they weigh far too much to carry around.

As any experienced backpacker will tell you, if you must bring along a laptop, bring a small one. The device should be light and thin, requiring minimal space and being essentially unnoticeable when carried in a bag or pocket. The accessories required should also be equally as light. Some laptops have huge, heavy adapters, which add to the overall burden of a large notebook.

The laptops should be moderate to small sized, and should have decent specs. You won’t need everything an average user would need, however. For example, an optical drive is not needed, as a backpacker is not likely to carry around any discs. RAM doesn’t need to be more than a gigabyte, and integrated graphics chips would be more than enough.

This one was a difficult choice. It’s battery life is not ideal, though the original model does get three or four hours on a charge. The thing that makes this work is the solid state disc, preventing data from being lost, the small price making it a minor loss if stolen, and the fact that it is small and light, yet large enough to type on.

The power adapter is equally as small, and won’t take up much room. There are also a number USB ports, so multiple devices can be plugged in.

Apple iBook

The Apple iBook is becoming a dated gadget, yet it makes a perfect choice for backpackers. They can be found fairly cheap off eBay, have good enough specs to use for general tasks, have smallish adapters, don’t have optical drives, are small and light, durable, and able to connect to the Internet.

MSI Wind

This PC hasn’t been released yet, but it will be in just a couple months. It is very small, but has a larger screen than the Eee PC, looks sleek, and has better specs. You could run some game emulators on this machine should you get board. It is more expensive than the Eee PC, but if you’re planning on using the computer fairly often, this is the better choice.

Any Thinkpad

If you want a full-sized laptop (which isn’t recommended), then a Thinkpad will make a good choice. These notebooks are known for being very durable, able to withstand drops and jostles without being injured. They have recently released an ultra-thin notebook that runs on an SSD, so if you can afford it, this one is a good option.